magnet school

noun

: a school with superior facilities and staff and often a specialized curriculum designed to attract pupils from throughout a city or school district

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Among school choice offerings are 46 magnet schools with specialized themes incorporated into their curriculum, local public schools outside of a child’s town of residence, and three Hartford region technical high schools specializing in career and technical education. —

Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 14 Dec. 2024 Public charter schools, public magnet schools, microschools, virtual schools and hybrid home education are all models that are available across our state and are flourishing. —

Nathan Hoffman, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2024 In other words, expand less-expensive, high-performing public charter and magnet schools. —

Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2024 In Hartford in particular, tuition billing is pitting students in magnet schools and district schools against one another. —

Daniel Pearson, Hartford Courant, 24 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for magnet school

Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of magnet school was in 1965

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